From Maze to Amazing: Navigating the Adoption Journey with Confidence
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. If you’re considering adoption and feeling like you’ve just walked into the world’s most confusing corn maze blindfolded, don’t worry – I’ve got your back. Look, I get it. When you...
Finding Top-Notch Adoption Professionals: Red Flags and Green Lights
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. Building your adoption team is like assembling the Paperwork Avengers. You’re going to need social workers, attorneys, financial planners, counselors, and basically everyone except a partridge in a pear tree....
Our Adoption Professional Options: From Full Service to DIY Support
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. Starting the adoption process feels like being a fish out of water, except the water is actually paperwork, and the fish is you frantically googling “what does a social worker actually do?” Let me break down...
The Adoption Mistake That Keeps You Stuck — And How to Fix It
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. O snailClimb Mount Fuji,But slowly, slowly!- Kobayashi Issa Sometimes families tell me that the adoption process feels like trying to solve a thousand-piece puzzle in the dark. Confusing, overwhelming, and sometimes you...
Should You Tell Your Family You’re Adopting? Weighing the Pros and Cons
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. So you’re starting your adoption journey and wondering whether to spill the beans to your family right away, or wait until you’re on the way to bring your child home. This is actually a bigger decision than you...
Introducing The Forever Nest
Save a Copy of this Blog for Later A Children’s Book to Support Adoptive Families This is a guest post by Dr. Julie Nathan and Dr. Lori Woodring. As psychologists, we spend our days supporting children and parents as they navigate big feelings and complex...
Adoption Mistakes to Avoid: What 3 Decades in the Field Have Taught Me
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. Here’s a home truth: adoption is complicated enough without accidentally sabotaging yourself along the way. After 30+ years in this field, I’ve seen families make the same mistakes over and over again, and...
8 Things to Consider Before Matching With an Expecting Mother
Check out the video on my YouTube channel HERE. When it comes time to match with an expecting mom, there are some scenarios that should make you take a deep breath and reflect before moving forward. The truth (which can be hard to hear but is important to...